Mardi to run on double tracks

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian top sprinter Mardi Lestari will marry Keti Retnawati in Bandung, West Java, next Friday, but vows to maintain his formidable track record.

Mardi, 30, a native of Binjai, North Sumatra, will not even take time out for a honeymoon after the wedding reception on Saturday. Instead, Mardi will return to the track, resuming his training for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand in December.

Mardi, who completed a golden hat trick in the 1993 Games in Singapore, remains the red hot favorite in the 100-meter dash in Chiang Mai. He, however, failed to do his best during the Asian Track and Field Championships recently, failing in the semifinal race. He established the national record of 10.20 seconds in the 1989 National Games, but only ran his best of 10.39 this year. (amd)